Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-02
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DAN DcRkRry WRITES FRou LONDON ruar rr.aA
WILL roT III ALLOWED 10 WIN

DAN DohkKTS WRITES IRON LONDON THAT Ef.4Afn
WILL Not FL ALLOWED 10 WIN.
Telegram 70 the New York Sun from Philadel-
phia, December i. says: There is wide difference
OF opinion among sporting men a. TO who VIII win
the coming international prize nght-smith or
Klrain. The feeling that Kilrain win not be al
lowed 10 win Is strong among the local sports
and this has been strengthened by letter re-
ccived from Daniel y. Doherty. q former resident
OF this city. Doherty Is the man who. on Novem-
Der 81, shot and killed col. George NJ Graham. OF
Rochester, IN their lodging house In London The
men guarded over gambling debt Dohery
had lost 81, 500, for which Graham he'd his l. O. u
Writing from his lodgings, a. wo6ern place. Rus
sell square, London few days before he shot Col.
SgnI Comes on before cntssmas H n, I"I Easiapd h
SInith Will not lose. II he cannot win his party
will make II draw. kilrain has no chance 90
made great Impression here with every one
They viii never let smith nght sullivan sullivan
Will not make any money In this country. He 10
when TINS letter was read to number OF sport
ing men to-day they all conceded In Doherty's
England, and one OF them said: sullivan is . big
chump for ever arranging battle with Mitchell
Pony Moore, Mitcheii's father-in-law, owns Lon
ring with Mitchell he wan never have a chance 70
lick his man. The ight may be mace q draw 10
ssyr Mso sx - %SSnsy he goes that but Z Is
ciples have chance TO strike blow"
May Grover has brought an action In the supreme
court in New YORK fr absolute divorce against
her husband, Leonard Grover, the actor. Grover
was served with the papers In the action yesterday
at Tay!ors Hotel, Jersey city. lie lives octsiae
New YORK state, owing to commitment papers
which are 10 the hands OF the sheriff against him
for contempt OF court IN disobeyng order OF the
court 10 pay his wife alimony and counsel tees In
an action Tor separation. which some urle ago
decreed TO her.
SAVED IN SITE OF HNsEIF.-A man hanging
inch ledge Of stone, over 10 feet above the stone
paving below, was sight that. az half past yes
terday morning, held GREATNESS crowd Ct nifty
people spellbouDd IN front OF the Congress House
on State street. Chicago. A patrol wagon was
called, and the police rushed 10 the door or his
room and found IL locked. From another window
they assured the man they wOrld break In the
door ana save HIN, when he declared q they
touched the door he would jump hook and
spread below the wtndow. Then ladders wtre pS a
up and, nghting like a tiger. the man WAS recued-
He was taken 70 the armory and locked up. He
proved 70 he James Dorwood, the English oczey,
who had been In Chicago about three weeks and
had been drinkin. heavily. His insanity Is Al.
tributed TO That fact
HE ATTRACTED DIckESs' ArrESTrox.-c. r. Gsrri.
son. one OF the men killed by falling down mine
shaft at Webb City, Mo-, few days ago, attracted
Charles Dickens attention TO such an extent
nearly fortysix years ago that the great novelist
honored him with a page nolice In his "Amer1can
Notes" Dick Garrison was The baby and his
on the latters eventual seanibopt "Trip from LOUIS
vile 70 ST. Louis in January. ls4s
TEE PRonrBIlI0SIsTs--Ihe national committee
OF the prohibition party, which has decided 10 hold
the National convention AT Indianapolis On tho
f1rst Wednesday In June, lssS assembled In Chl-
cago yesterday, under the presidency VI samuel A.
Dickey, professor OF Mathematics m Albion Col
leye, Michigan, elected chairman OF the committee
10 MI the vacancy caused by the death Of the late
Jno B. Finch IFS duties as chairman VIII reQuie
his retirement from the college, aad, Ia view OF
that TACT, his salary was fixed at 5000 per an
mum. The headquarters VIII be kept In chicago.
Gen. Clinton B. Fisk VIII probably be the next can
didate OF the party for President
END OF TIE BEAN ESTATE CosTEsT.-The contest
over the Notwithstanding OF a. q. Beans estate
Was ended At Boahan, Tex, yesterday Ia the ap-
pointment OF IL p. Howard, OF san Antonio. His
bond Viii be s50o,o0o.
Notwithstanding the stringent police sarvcii-
lance, Tniteti ireland and o.iIer papers which
PRINT reports OF meetings Of SUPPRESSED branches
Of the National League freely circulated In Ire
land.
Lord Lyons, late English ambassador TO Paris,
has joined the Cathoilv Cburcn-
Mayor Rooo,Rs or Providence, X L. was 10